Severe Anxiety from Progesterone Suppository Withdrawal Anyone? - kinda long break down mode

Tiko99 · July 2014

Hello:

I stopped my progesterone suppositories yesterday after my BFN and have been having pretty severe anxiety. Has anyone else experienced this, if so when did it subside?

I'm ALREADY super anxious and today I had a total breakdown that started at 4 in the morning! I woke up completely awake at 4 and started worrying about my home loan (I'm currently in escrow) and inspection report (lots of electrical and wiring issues). I sat there fore three hours going over my loan documents, reviewing word for word the inspection report and researching how much it will cost to repair all the issues until I could call my DH (he was visiting family this week) and flipped out about how I wanted to cancel the loan, it was too much stress, to expensive to fix everything blah blah blah. I started crying and felt very panicky. Then I sat there and watched the minutes go by until 8 so I could call my lender with my loan questions. FINALLY I got a hold of her and it slightly relieved my anxiety.

I took some anti-histamine because, on a separate issue, I have a horrible rash on my face from lemon juice (I guess I'm slightly allergic to lemons?) so I've been taking anti-histamines to help the rash in hopes that it goes away by tomorrow (thank god I was able to work from home today, but I'll have to venture out tomorrow with my BIG RED face ugggg) and it calmed me down a bit, but didn't knock me out (damnit I really need a nap!). So anyway, I feel very manic right now and did some dr.googling and found progesterone withdrawal could cause anxiety, but the research was mostly based on people taking hormone replacement, not from suppositories.

AHHHHH I hate LEMONS and PROGESTERONE. For anyone who read this thanks for listening to my anxiety ridden post

kristyn831 · July 2014

I'm sorry you're struggling with anxiety. I get it too and it's a terrible feeling and then people expect you to just relax, as if it's that easy. I have not experience with progesterone withdrawal but I do get severe anxiety towards the end of my 2WW when I'm guessing my progesterone levels drop. Have you tried exercising or acupuncture? I would talk to your doctor, maybe they are comfortable giving you something to take the edge off if you can't overcome it on your own.

Tiko99 · July 2014

kristyn831 said:

I'm sorry you're struggling with anxiety. I get it too and it's a terrible feeling and then people expect you to just relax, as if it's that easy. I have not experience with progesterone withdrawal but I do get severe anxiety towards the end of my 2WW when I'm guessing my progesterone levels drop. Have you tried exercising or acupuncture? I would talk to your doctor, maybe they are comfortable giving you something to take the edge off if you can't overcome it on your own.

Thanks kristyn831. I take xanax xr nightly in general for anxiety, but was afraid to take one last night with my antihistamine so I don't think it helped I missed my dose. Damn lemons! I started going in for acupuncture last cycle and will continue through this cycle, which does help. I love me some acupuncture

~Mrs.Wise~ · July 2014

I had really bad panic attacks right around the time I finished my Provera. I had never had one before and I had no idea what was happening to me.

BunnyBerry · July 2014

I'm so sorry! Anxiety sucks, and it's really unfair that there's the double whammy of emotional and physical triggers. And so, so sorry you have to go in to work with lemon allergies.

MH tends to be quite anxious, and it can be frustrating when he "shares the love" with me, because I am not a worrier! But I know that he does his best to work through his worries, and sometimes he needs to voice them and get some reassurance in order to move through it. I want to thank you for sharing your experience, because sometimes I forget how hard it can be for him and I get mad that he's making drama or trying to stress me out. But I need to remember how hard it is on him, and thank God that we can support each other.

masterofallcheese · July 2014

Ugh that sounds horrible. I hope you feel better physically and mentally soon!

lebradford · July 2014

Anxiety sucks. I'm sorry you're dealing with it. You have so much going on (with your body and in your life) that I think the increased anxiety is appropriate (though still unpleasant). I hope you start feeling better once your hormones level out and your rash clears up.

Tiko99 · July 2014

Thank everyone for your responses. I feel so much better and truly believe it was the huge dip in progesterone that caused my anxiety.

jennycam · July 2014

I'm sorry your having anxiety and I hope you find a way to relieve it, it must be terrible!!!! I've only noticed that the first 2-3 days I started my Prometrium I was a raging bitch! I've leveled off now. Hugs to you, feel better soon!!

Lazynella · July 2014

I have panic disorder and have gotten a pretty good handle on it now. I still have a RX for Xanax. I am supposed to start progesterone next month after clomid and now I'm nervous it will cause an attack...at least I know ahead of time now. Yikes.... I feel your pain

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